In 1449, when the Wala, who dominated the northwestern steppe, invaded the Ming Dynasty again, the 23-year-old Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, at the instigation of the great eunuch Wang Zhen, led an army of 200,000 people to march in person.
At this time, Ming Yingzong was bent on following his ancestors and full of ambitions for the establishment of a state of peace, and he could not have imagined that it was precisely because of this hasty expedition that he had unfortunately become a prisoner of the order of Vala.
First, the change of civil engineering
Although it was a royal conquest, the command power in the army was firmly in the hands of Wang Zhen, and Ming Yingzong obeyed his enlightenment teacher.
Wang Zhen, who was originally only a talented man, knew what kind of combat, and along the way he had to go back to his hometown to boast and be a blessing, and he also had to protect his car full of rare treasures, and as a result, he commanded indiscriminately, so that until the army marched to Huailai City, he found that the grain and grass had not followed.
"The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass have gone first", this is the truth that everyone who sent troops to fight the war understands, not to mention that there are 200,000 troops, and the grain and grass are scarce for a day! Therefore, Wang Zhen gave an order to let the army rest in place to wait for the arrival of grain and grass.
Zhu Qizhen film and television image, network map
At this time, the Wala army chased after them and besieged Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen and others at Tumu Fort outside Huailai City.
The 200,000 troops that were temporarily assembled could not be said to have much combat strength, let alone face the battle-hardened Valar soldiers? After a few rounds, the Wallachian army annihilated more than 100,000 Ming troops, more than a hundred ministers who followed Ming Yingzong on the expedition were killed, and the grand eunuch Wang Zhen was killed by the angry Ming generals in the rebellion.
Emperor Mingyingzong Zhu Qizhen calmly became a prisoner of the Wallachian army and began his life as a prisoner for about a year.
There were many emperors who were taken prisoners in history, such as Song Huizong and Song Qinzong of the Song Dynasty, but there were not many people like Ming Yingzong who were extremely popular as prisoners, and the identity of a lifetime experienced from emperor to prisoner, and then from captive to emperor, only Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen was alone.
2. Ming Yingzong
After Ming Yingzong was captured by the Soldiers of The Wallachians, the leader of the Wallachians was also embarrassed for a while, and did not know how to deal with him:
Kill him, and from now on the Ming Dynasty will definitely become a sworn enemy of Wallachia. There were many enemies of the Ming Dynasty, and it didn't matter at first, but now the Wala was not strong enough to compete with the Ming Dynasty, they only wanted to loot some property from the Ming Dynasty, and they did not yet have the ambition and strength to annex the Ming Dynasty.
Don't kill, this emperor has obviously become his own prisoner, how to deal with it if he doesn't kill?
Also first film and television image, network diagram
When he was hesitating, his brother Boyan Timur gave him an idea: keep him so that he could ask the Ming Dynasty for money.
This was a good idea, just in line with the current needs of Thehara, so he first put Boyan Timur in charge of guarding the town of Zhuqi, and sent someone to demand a huge ransom from the Ming Dynasty.
Third, the first success
After learning of Ming Yingzong's capture, the Ming Minister of Culture and Military Affairs agreed to redeem Ming Yingzong with his property. Especially Empress Qian of Ming Yingzong, since she married Ming Yingzong at the age of sixteen, her relationship with Ming Yingzong has always been very good, and in order to redeem her husband, she gave up all her property.
However, after he first got the property sent by the Ming Dynasty, he changed his mind, he felt that it was not easy to have such a big chip as Ming Yingzong in his hand, the opportunity was rare, and he should make good use of it to strive for greater interests.
Therefore, he also began to hold Ming Yingzong hostage and run between the towns of the border pass, hoping to use the name of Ming Yingzong to let the Ming Dynasty generals guard the border pass open the gate of the border pass, so that the Walla army could enter and plunder.
Helplessly, even if these Ming Dynasty guards saw Ming Yingzong standing in the midst of the Wala army, they still stubbornly held the city and resolutely did not open the city gate, and the large army led by them returned many times without success.
He also had no choice but to suspend this "inspection" and continue to let Boyan Timur guard Ming Yingzong.
4. Yingzong heterogeneous
It wasn't that he didn't have the idea of killing Ming Yingzong, but strangely enough, he had just moved this thought, and his horse was immediately killed by lightning, which frightened him even in his heart and did not dare to act rashly.
What's even stranger is that sometimes when you go out at night, you will see the big tent where Ming Yingzong lived, which is shrouded in a red light, and it looks like a dragon disk there from a distance.
I also think that these all show one thing, that is, Ming Yingzong Zhu Qi Town is exactly the "True Dragon Heavenly Son" that people say!
Although he was overbearing, he was still a little simple, so he came up with an idea: he wanted to marry his sister to Ming Yingzong.
Ming Yingzong's film and television image, network diagram
For such a proposal, Ming Yingzong politely refused: "If you are still in exile, how can you insult the princess?" In the future, he will return to Beijing and be hired as a marriage partner. ”
Ming Yingzong obviously still maintained his imperial demeanor and prestige in the enemy camp, and did not make a subservient appearance.
Such an attitude actually impressed the other party.
After dealing with Ming Yingzong several times, he also admired Ming Yingzong even more, and usually set up banquets to entertain Ming Yingzong, and on top of the banquet, he performed the courtesy of Ming Yingzong as a monarch.
He also treated Ming Yingzong with such respect, and his younger brother Boyan Timur was even more courteous to Ming Yingzong, and got along with Zhu Qizhen like a teacher.
During Ming Yingzong's year in Wallachia, although he was a prisoner, his various treatment was no different from that of a distinguished guest.
The reason for this can be said to be the personal charm of Zhu Qizhen, and it can also be said that the people of the Walla tribe are very generous, and the most fundamental reason lies in the strength of the Ming Dynasty at that time and the tough attitude that has not been shown weakness.
5. The Daizong is on the throne
Emperor Mingyingzong was captured by Wallachia, and after a brief period of panic inside and outside the Ming court, it soon calmed down, and on the advice of his ministers headed by Yu Qian, Emperor Ming's younger brother Zhu Qiyu, the Prince of Qi, who was in charge of overseeing the state, was proclaimed emperor for emperor ming.
Zhu Qiyu's film and television image, network diagram
After hearing this news, he also knew that the value of the chips available in his hand was gradually decreasing, and he became angry and continued to lead a large army to attack Beijing, but was defeated by Yu Qian, who had been prepared earlier.
Seeing that the card in his hand was becoming more and more useless, he had to send someone to ask the Ming Dynasty for peace, indicating that he was willing to release Zhu Qizhen.
However, at this time, Emperor Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty did not want to see his brother return: if his brother was there, he could only be the king of Qi, and the highest was only the overseer of the country; in the absence of his brother, he was the supreme emperor.
However, even as an emperor, Zhu Qiyu could not act entirely according to his own will, and there were manchu ministers of culture and war, as well as empresses and empresses in the deep palace, so he had to send ministers Li Shi, Yang Shan, and others to Wala.
6. The National Book hides mysteries
When Li Shi went out to Wala, he brought a letter of state from Zhu Qiyu, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but to Li Shi's shock, the letter of state did not mention a word about taking Zhu Qizhen back.
Li Shi was surprised and worried that the cabinet minister had missed the writing, so he rushed to the cabinet to inquire, and as a result, he happened to meet Zhu Qiyu's close eunuch Xing'an on the way.
Li Shi asked Xing'an about the Guoshu, but was loudly reprimanded by Xing'an: "Obey the yellow paper and act on the ears, how does it predict!" ”
Take the national letter to go to you, what do you do with so much?
Li Shi understood Zhu Qiyu's true intentions, so when he saw Zhu Qizhen, when Zhu Qizhen cried that he was not suitable for eating and wearing here and was eager to return to Beijing, he just looked at him coldly, and then reprimanded Zhu Qizhen and left.
7. Return
It was Du Yushi Yang Shan who brought Zhu Qizhen back, and for this reason Yang Shan also sold all his family property.
When Yang Shan sent an envoy to Wallachia, Emperor Ming still did not mention the matter of welcoming back Zhu Qizhen, Yang Shan knew the imperial heart very well, did not emphasize the matter of welcoming the driver, but secretly used the money from his own sale of property to buy some rare treasures, ready to be given as a gift to Ye Xian.
Interestingly, he was also very concerned about the situation after Ming Yingzong returned to the Ming Dynasty, and asked Yang Shan directly: "Will the emperor return to the heavenly son?" ”
After Zhu Qizhen returns to China, will he still be the emperor? ”
Yang Shan replied, "The heavenly position has been determined, and it is difficult to move again." ”
Emperor Jingtai (Zhu Qiyu) is already on the throne, how can it be replaced?
Although he was a little disappointed that Zhu Qizhen could no longer be emperor, he still let Yang Shan take Zhu Qizhen away.
When Zhu Qizhen left, Boyan Timur, who had been with him for a whole year, actually clinged to it, and he accompanied Zhu Qizhen on a long way, and then he shed tears and parted.
VIII. Nangong Life
After a year of captivity in Saibei, Zhu Qizhen finally returned to Beijing.
When he left Beijing a year ago, he was the emperor who led an army of 200,000, but when he returned, he was a prisoner accompanied by only a few ministers.
Although Zhu Qizhen had eagerly hoped to return to Beijing, and even said that even if he was an ordinary person (willing to be a Qianshou), or to show his ancestors the grave (to guard the ancestral tomb), he obviously underestimated his brother, Zhu Qiyu's mind and means.
Empress Qian's film and television image, network diagram
After returning to Beijing, Zhu Qizhen was locked in the Nangong for seven years, and the lock of the Nangong gate was filled with lead water, even if someone came with a key, it could not be opened. There was a serious shortage of food and clothing, not to mention the silver two to buy.
The only one who faithfully accompanied Zhu Qizhen was Empress Qian. In order for her husband to return smoothly, in the days when her husband was trapped in Wala, she prostrated her head and prayed day and night, wept for her husband who was far away from the frontier every day, and did not sleep peacefully.
The harsh environment made her leg seriously injured, and it was difficult to heal, and she cried day and night and hurt her eyes, but Empress Qian did not think anything of it, stubbornly did not accept any treatment, and preferred to endure these pains in exchange for her husband's return.
Now, Zhu Qizhen has returned to her side, but her physical disability can no longer be cured, and she has become a lame and blind woman. Even so, she still led the palace people to make embroidery products day after day, so that people could take them out and sell them for supplementation.
The two empresses, who had been pampered and well-treated in the past, relied on each other in the Southern Palace until seven years later, when the "change of the door" was ushered in, and Zhu Qizhen once again sat on the throne of the Fengtian Temple and became the Emperor of Daming again.